After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 461 Candidates

Jinse was stunned by Lin Yi's words and remained silent for a long time.

Just when Lin Yi thought she wouldn't say anything, Jinse finally spoke up: "Then I suppose the ones who haven't received the fairest treatment are those people on the border, right?"

The emperor sitting high on the throne, the ministers in the court, and even the great generals—all of them could weigh these matters and uphold their own ideas.

Even though she was a woman, she seemed to have no say in this matter, but she still had control over herself.

She can find ways to avoid being selected; even if she is selected, she can find ways to seek benefits for herself from those in power; even if she is far from home, she can use the righteousness of the nation to maneuver around others...

These 'upper-level people' often seem helpless, but they always have a way to break the deadlock.

But what about those people in the heart of the war? The lowest-ranking soldiers, the civilians who have settled on the border.

They had absolutely no choice.

There are still 'noble ladies' to choose from, and they can also complain about the 'generals' who are unwilling to fight.

But when the lowest-class people are attacked by war and their lives are in danger at any moment, who can they blame?

They complain about those "noble ladies" who don't enjoy their good fortune, but instead marry into distant lands and continue to live a life of luxury.
Or perhaps they complain about those 'generals' who only know how to accumulate military merits and climb the ranks step by step, but never care how many ordinary people's corpses were used to build those military merits and ranks?
After hearing Jinse's words, the people in the dining room fell silent for a moment.

Even the twelfth prince was momentarily at a loss for words.

After all, in Jinse's eyes, he was also considered to be among the 'upper class'.

Jinse noticed the silence among the crowd and instinctively turned to the Twelfth Prince, asking, "Your Highness, did I say something wrong?" The Twelfth Prince shook his head and said, "No, it's just that whenever something like this happens, no one ever thinks in this direction. Your words have reminded us. You did very well."

Jinse then smiled.

Lin Yi opened his mouth, but seeing the Twelfth Prince's expression, he didn't dare to speak.

Now that Jinse has said these words, she seems righteous and full of saintly compassion, but what if word gets out?
Just a few days ago, His Highness mentioned that the new emperor of the Great Liang had his eye on Jinse.

Now that the new emperor of Liang has sent a letter of marriage proposal, who knows if someone will remember what happened a few years ago and try to drag Jinse into it to be the candidate for a marriage alliance with Liang?
With Jinse's words today as a foundation, how could she possibly refuse the arranged marriage that would fall on her own shoulders?
If I refuse, won't I be condemned to death?

Lin Yi was worried, but dared not say anything more.

After all, it was because of my own words that Jinse said those things...

Clearly, Lin Yi's worries were not unfounded.

Once the news broke that the new emperor of Liang intended to form a marriage alliance with Dasheng, even though the emperor did not express his opinion on the spot, the civil and military officials had differing opinions. However, this did not prevent some people from already making big plans about this matter.

For example, the Empress's lineage.

Empress Li was placed under house arrest. Although Eunuch Yang repeatedly tightened the guards around Fengzhao Palace, Empress Li still found out about it.

No one knows Empress Li's reaction at the time, but the actions of the Li family and the Prince of Ankang's residence could still be seen by those who were interested.

It is clear that Empress Li's faction agrees with the marriage alliance with the Great Liang Dynasty. The candidate has already been chosen, and it is none other than Jinse.